Henry weil



No. 6|6,379. Patented-Dec. 20, |898. H. WEIL.

BDTTLE.

(Appliaation led Jan. 20, 1898.) (No Modei.)

IINTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY TEIL, OF NEYV YORK, N. Y.

BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 616,379, dated December20, 1898.

Application led January 20, 1898. Serial No. 667,292. (No model.)

To all whom, z' ntl/.y concern.:

Be it known that I, HENRY IVEIL, of New York city, borough of Manhattan,county of New York, in the State of New York, have invented a new andImproved Bottle, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to bottles of the nonreiillable type; and theobject is to provide a bottle of this character that shall be simple andcomparatively inexpensive, and, further, to so construct the valvemechanism in the neck that it will be practically impossible to till thebottle after it shall have been emptied of its original contents.

I will describe a bottle embodying my invention and then point out thenovel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a vertical section of the upper portion of a bottleembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same with thevalve mechanism in elevation. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 ofFig. 1. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 is asection on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the neck of a bottle, contractedat its lower portion to form a valve-seat 2 for a ball-valve 3. Arrangedin the bottle-neck is a tube 4 of any suitable material. The tube issecured in the neck by means of a bar 5, extended through opposite holes6 in the bottle-neck and opposite holes 4 in the tube. The bar has afixed head 7 at one end and a movable head 3 at the other end. The heads'T 8 are seated in recesses in the bottle-neck, so that their outersurfaces are iiush with the outer surface of the bottle-neck. The head 8has a clutch connection with the -rod 5, so that when once engaged withthe rod it cannot be removed without breaking the parts. The rod -5 notonly holds the tube in position, but serves as a stop or retardingdevice for the ball-valve when the bottle is tilted to discharge liquid.

Extended upward from the tube 4 are standards 9, the space between thestandards providing ports for the discharge of liquid. At the upper endof the standards and connected thereto is a plate 10, having its edgebetween the standards eoncaved, as at 11, thus providing outlets for theliquid. Secured to the standards, intermediate of their ends, is a plate12, the portions of said plate between the standards being convened, asat 13. The convex portions engage their extreme outer edges with theneck of the bottle, and the object of these projections is to preventthe insertion of a wire or other instrument through a port to engage andlift the valve 14 and hold it open for the purpose of fraudulentlyfilling the bottle.

The valve 14 is in the form of a flap-valve, hinged to and having itsseat on the upper end of the tube 4. A light coiled spring 15 holds thevalve 14 yielding] y on its seat. This spring is extended through anopening in the plate 12, and has its upper end engaged with the plate1() and its lower end engaged with the valve.

In operation after lling the bottle with the liquid it is designed tocontain the ballvalve is to be placed in the neck, and then the tube,with its attachments, is to be inserted and fastened, as previouslydescribed. A cork or other temporary sealing device may then be placedin or on the upper end of the bottle-neck. After removing the temporarysealing device the liquid may be decanted by tilting the bottle in theusual manner. The ball-valve will roll down against the rod 5 and thepressure of the liquid will open the valve 14 against the resistance ofthe spring 15. Should an attempt be made to refill the bottle while inan upright position, the closed valves will prevent the entrance of theliquid, and the valve 14, held by the spring, will prevent the entranceof liquid should the bottle be placed on its side in liquid.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A bottle, having the lower end of its neckcontracted to form a valve-seat, a valve for engaging therewith, a tubesecured in the neck above said valve, standards extended upward from thetube, the spaces between said standards providing ports, a plate con-IOO nected to the upper ends of said standards and having concaveportions between the standards, a plate connected to the standardsbetween their ends and having convex portions extended out between thestandards a valve seating on the upper end of the tube, and a spring foryieldingly holding said valve against its seat, substantially asspecified.

2. A bottle, having the lower portion of its neck contracted to form avalve-seat, a ballvalve engaging therewith, a tube arranged in the neckabove the ball-valve, a flap-valve seated on the upper end of said tube,standards extended upward from the tube, the spaces between the saidstandards providing ports, a plate connecting the upper ends of saidstandards and having its edge portions between the standards depressedtoward the center, a plate connected to the standards intermediate oftheir ends and having convex portions extended out between the standardsin line with the depressions of the top plate, and a spring engaging atits upper end with the top plate and at its lower end with theHap-valve, said spring passing through an opening in the intermediateplate, substantially as specified.

3. A bottle, havingavalve-seatin the lower portion of its neck, aball-valve for engaging therewith, a tube in the neck above theballvalve, a rod extended transversely through the neck and through saidtube, the said rod serving to hold the tube in place and also act

